While I was jogging last night I started listening to Piper’s biography on Charles Spurgeon. And while I profoundly recommend listening to or reading the whole thing, these quotes from Spurgeon on being worn out in the Master’s service stuck out:
If by excessive labour, we die before reaching the average age of man, worn […]
Not only is the idea of “abounding love” in the context prayer, the prayer itself is made in the context of confidence. Paul’s prayer for the Philippians comes out of his confidence in God’s sovereign work of preserving His saints. Paul had certainty in God’s current work at the church in Philippi. The believers there […]
I’m sure that at least a few of you who check this blog are already aware of the new page at monergism.com, but for those of you who aren’t, the new Hall of Contemporary Reformers is under construction and looks to be a great gathering place for solid resources. Here are just a few […]
The idea of abounding love in Philippians 1 has a context. First, “abounding love” is in the context of prayer. Verses nine through eleven are the content, the expression of what the apostle Paul was praying for the believers in Philippi.
Paul’s thoughts easily move from thanksgiving (vv.3-8) to petitioning prayer (vv.9-11). In one step he moves […]
Well, it is a boy, but Calvin is still an inside baby at the moment. Instead, I’m referring to the the newest member of our family delivered by the USPS on Monday, and it’s not actually a boy or a girl, it’s the PyroManiac bumper sticker!
Here is the little guy wrapped in swaddling clothes:
And here is the […]
I recently learned from the Paleoevangelical that we in youth ministry are in big trouble — there will be no more swallowing goldfish. I guess we’ll have to go exclusively to worms and dog food.
And just in case PETA prohibits worm eating too and the dogs don’t want to share, I know we can count on Cleland […]
That is, be a bully in the pulpit.
Even though this post is from October 4 over at the TMS Alumni Blog, it was a great read from Rob wilkerson on the true meaning of bully pulpit.
Speaking of TMS, those of you at GBC know that we enjoyed having Dr. Barrick and others from the seminary […]
I love the Proverbs. Someday I might even get back to doing the Provblog of the day. But in the meantime, I came across this short article from Piper, Ten Reasons to Listen to Questions Before You Answer. It is a meditation based on the following proverb:
If one gives an answer before […]
Trespassing on another person’s property is criminal. Trespassing on another person’s purity is perhaps even more serious, and every one of us are responsible to keep our distance.
There are a lot of different people in our ministry, let alone others of you reading this. I don’t know really where each student is when it comes to […]
I don’t know if people do it today, I don’t know if it is the “in” thing or the popular thing anymore. But it was in my day. In fact, my best friend and I had a lot of fun doing this particular activity. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Now I’m not endorsing it — but it […]
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